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After a rainy winter in 2009, and after waiting for the site to dry, construction finally got underway on the Upper Cumberland Regional Health Facility (UCRHF) in Cookeville, Tenn. Owned by the State of Tennessee, the new construction of this 50,000-square-foot facility building was essential for compensating for the recent and expected growth of the regional health department.
In 2008, the Boston Harbor Island Alliance and National Park Service held a competition for a visitor information pavilion for the Boston Harbor Islands, a national park composed of 38 islands that are accessible by ferryboat from the Boston waterfront.
As covered by EDC in the May 2011 article “Opening Windows to Cutting-Edge Education,” the Center for Energy Efficient Design (CEED) opened its doors in November 2010, as the first public school in the U.S. built according to Passive House (or Passivhaus) standards, arguably the world’s highest standards in energy-efficient construction.
For today’s architect, sustainability has become a core professional value, as fundamental an indicator of project success as commodity, firmness and delight.
Solar panels and cool roofs are a natural integration of sustainable technologies that can increase the output of a photovoltaic system by as much as 10 percent.
I’m all in favor of green bashing when justified and there is no shortage of things to bash when it comes to ridiculous “green” building claims. But unjustified, unsubstantiated green bashing is something I have little tolerance for.
Architects can play a major role in creating more livable, sustainable and healthy communities through health by design.
May 1, 2012
Architects can help create healthy communities. When people think of health, often the first thing that comes to mind is the medical industry, doctors, nurses and those who make us healthy when we are unwell.
Roofing contractors know what a magnet roofs can be for the random debris of society — and it often gets to ferment for several months before anyone notices.